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facilitate runs through germany by supporting regime change against all israel's enemies in the region like syria and by opening up to global capital which will sacrifice all economic sovereignty that's not what the people want ok after they get there at a time downplays broke independent political analysis to live from london thank you thank you. our five hundred dollars that's the cost of a us marine sergeant will pay for your innate on the bodies of dead afghan soldiers he was demoted and c. is paid docked after admitting to desecration political activist david swanson says the sentence is too lenient and highlights how the us military has lost touch with reality in afghanistan. it's absurdly low it's insultingly low but so is the charge and i mean this is someone guilty of creating corpses of chilean human beings who is then prosecuted for having desecrated them after the fact this is this is the problem with our culture of violence that we that we think we're going to civilized war that if we didn't cut off the fingers and you're an aid on the bodies then it would be ok so we have a long way
facilitate runs through germany by supporting regime change against all israel's enemies in the region like syria and by opening up to global capital which will sacrifice all economic sovereignty that's not what the people want ok after they get there at a time downplays broke independent political analysis to live from london thank you thank you. our five hundred dollars that's the cost of a us marine sergeant will pay for your innate on the bodies of dead afghan soldiers he was demoted and c....
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the story of how the cyber guru was named the sickest person there along with a mexican drug lord and syria's president assad as a dangerous threat to the u.s. also online reporter one devoted to cartoner on with lighter news who use the power of the media to pay tribute to his beloved four legged friend who actually not labor at all. r.t. dot com. well for greece's largest bank securing out for a bailout post after pulling huge losses this year together they'll need around twenty seven billion euros worth of loans to stay afloat greece has been relying on international bailout funds since twenty ten and sick on a mystery to us you're not told me it's all the greeks who are bearing the brunt of the bank's losses the loans on which. this recapitalization of banks. are coming from the troika the e.u. the i.m.f. and the e.c.b. and they are going to be aid they're going to art of the greek each national debt which is going to be paid by the greek taxpayers we had forty thousand small businesses closing closing this year alone three hundred additional thousand of job losses as a total unemployment
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magazines lined up the founder of the world famous ski lab along with a mexican drug lord and syria's president are sad as all of them they say a threat to washington for more r.t. dot com. fall into a local russian deputies initiated an investigation into lady gaga to show in some papers why well fearing she promoted homosexual propaganda. for greece's largest banks securing up for a bailout to stop reporting huge losses this year together the leader on twenty seven billion euros worth of loans to stay afloat greece has been relying on international bailout fund since twenty ten and there's economies dimitrius you're not. greeks are bearing the brunt of the banks losses. the loans on which. this recapitalization of the banking sector is going to decrease are coming from the the troika the e.u. the i.m.f. and the e.c.b. and they are going to be a they're going to be part of the and big national debt which is going to be paid by the taxpayer and we had forty thousand small businesses closing closing this year alone three hundred additional thousands of job losses as a total unemploymen
magazines lined up the founder of the world famous ski lab along with a mexican drug lord and syria's president are sad as all of them they say a threat to washington for more r.t. dot com. fall into a local russian deputies initiated an investigation into lady gaga to show in some papers why well fearing she promoted homosexual propaganda. for greece's largest banks securing up for a bailout to stop reporting huge losses this year together the leader on twenty seven billion euros worth of...
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syria will be a key issue. unwinding the war from a diplomatic stand on in afghanistan. there will be this very significant agenda as he becomes the chief diplomat in the united states. >> in tackling this questions, those big issues like iran, like syria where a lot of people are calling for much tougher action, how do you think he will respond to those problems? what will be his priority? >> you were saying earlier, the contrast between john kerry and susan rice. he knows barack obama well. they served together on the senate foreign relations committee. but he does not bring the relationship into the job that susan rice would have. part of it would be sitting down with the president and determining what is, aside from world events that are already on the to do list -- where does barack obama want to make his mark in the second term? middle east peace? global warming? immigration reform? obviously, that will determine to some extent where john kerry moves going forward. >> thank you very much for joining us. as we just heard, what to do about the ongoing civil war in sy
syria will be a key issue. unwinding the war from a diplomatic stand on in afghanistan. there will be this very significant agenda as he becomes the chief diplomat in the united states. >> in tackling this questions, those big issues like iran, like syria where a lot of people are calling for much tougher action, how do you think he will respond to those problems? what will be his priority? >> you were saying earlier, the contrast between john kerry and susan rice. he knows barack...
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this week for the obama administration and that was in syria. the u.s. stepped up missile defense along syria's border with turkey, hoping to stave off the potential use of chemical weapons against anti-assad rebels. for the first time the u.s. is formally recognizing rebels' attempt to overthrow president assad and we are at the end game, or are we? martha? >> i think we're closer then we have ever been certainly. i think even two weeks ago there were a lot of people saying this could be months and months and months. we have no idea when this will end. but i think if you look at where those rebels are advancing in damas cass, i think it really could end there. you've got suburbs. you're seeing this extraordinary video coming out of damascus with the suburbs virtually on fire. the thing i think is most frightening about this is everybody, the rebels, regime, everybody is just trying -- destroying everything in their path. then you get into the terrible thing with retribution. you have rebels advancing. you have regime fighting back. but i think asan has
this week for the obama administration and that was in syria. the u.s. stepped up missile defense along syria's border with turkey, hoping to stave off the potential use of chemical weapons against anti-assad rebels. for the first time the u.s. is formally recognizing rebels' attempt to overthrow president assad and we are at the end game, or are we? martha? >> i think we're closer then we have ever been certainly. i think even two weeks ago there were a lot of people saying this could be...
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there are actors in the region, the regional leaders, people inside syria who are calling for more u.s. involvement and activity. there's an expectation that after the election the obama administration would take the wondering- we're all and waiting to see what is going to be. >> thanks to both of you for your questions. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> if you work for them, you get a mercurial, sometimes j generous, almost cruel boss. he did not know how to apologize. men of his age and class are not going to apologize to a young secretary our typist. he had a way of turning the tables. his version of apology would be to say, i am a kind man and you're doing a good job today. the issue is never settled. he always had to get the last word in. one night going through white hall, a german bomb fell nearby. his bodyguard pushed him into a doorway. a couple of thompson's men were slightly wounded. churchill did not like to be touched. he said, thompson, do not do that. tonight, and extended 90 minute q&a wit
there are actors in the region, the regional leaders, people inside syria who are calling for more u.s. involvement and activity. there's an expectation that after the election the obama administration would take the wondering- we're all and waiting to see what is going to be. >> thanks to both of you for your questions. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> if you work for them, you get a mercurial,...
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the syrian foreign minister denied that syria has used scuds and called the reports untrue rumors and the united states and others sending missile defense systems near turkey's border with syria and more than 1,000 troops. now we have director of research for the foreign policy program at brookings institution. great to see you. is the use of these ballistic missiles, and they are scuds, but the other kinds of missiles are using cluster bombs reported in the "new york times" today so does this suggest they are getting desperate? >>guest: really, i like that skepticism you had earlier on this package. yes, it does, but it doesn't mean that collapse is imminent. this is a horrible weapon to use in this battle. the scuds have an inaccuracy of several hundred meters so that means you combine that with a cluster of ammunition or another warhead and you will be killing a lost innocent people and that is sort of the obvious intent of the weapons. there is no two ways around it. humanitarian terms and military terms it is catastrophic and devastating. on the other hand, does it really mean th
the syrian foreign minister denied that syria has used scuds and called the reports untrue rumors and the united states and others sending missile defense systems near turkey's border with syria and more than 1,000 troops. now we have director of research for the foreign policy program at brookings institution. great to see you. is the use of these ballistic missiles, and they are scuds, but the other kinds of missiles are using cluster bombs reported in the "new york times" today so...
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. >> syria could become a saster. this is a country y with a huge stockpile of chemical weapons which are pretty active. we have allowed the saudis and qatari to arm the rebels and they are the people who farmed the islamists, sohey now have the upper hand among the rebels. -- arm the islamts. the west did not do anything comparable with the non-islamist opposition. we are looking at the possie country that would dide into three or four like yugoslavia or could become the hottest and syria is a serious country. it is not libyaya or ahanistan. -- or could become jihadist. >> a molithic opposition inn syria d thfact t that there are opponents of that regime that we would not be associaiated with either. there are some radicals. that is the difficulty there. >> at what point we say, " that is enough?" have a military servi that is at the breaking point - deployment after deployment after deployment. if we wt to spread this across engage the entire society in it -- a pot that has been advocatedd by no less than stanley mc
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indications the systems could also be useful against iran talking about a possible regime change in syria the foreign minister insisted that russia will play no part. in the business of regime change. some of the. regional players were suggesting to us why don't you tell president to leave we will arrange for some safe haven for him my answer is very simple if indeed those who suggest the stores have this in mind they should take it directly to president that's why show the use ourselves. if present us of those interested this must be discussed directly with him. yemen is in for defense shake of the u.s. backed president tries to break away from the legacy of the country's ousted leader the former president following must protest almost a year ago under a power transfer brokered by washington and the country's gulf neighbors he's going to check on that explores why the u.s. and so engaged in yemen's internal affairs these days. as washington continues to make a moral case for its covert wars on terror yemen is presented as a place that is full of terry getting ready to attack america but
indications the systems could also be useful against iran talking about a possible regime change in syria the foreign minister insisted that russia will play no part. in the business of regime change. some of the. regional players were suggesting to us why don't you tell president to leave we will arrange for some safe haven for him my answer is very simple if indeed those who suggest the stores have this in mind they should take it directly to president that's why show the use ourselves. if...
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reports of chemical weapons in syria. let's get started with what promises to be a lively discussion. abbe huntsman, and a host of huff posts live. and welcome to you all. let's start with guns and the fallout of the murder and suicide of jovan bellcher and his girlfriend. bob costas of nbc spoke out about this. let's watch what he said tonight. >> i believe that there should be more comprehensive and effective controls on the sale of guns. roughly 40% of the guns purchased in this country do not require a background check for purchasing. i don't see any reason why someone should be able to purchase military style or body armor or weapons. only the police and the military should have that. >> let's start off. you've been giving me a holler on twitter about this. you are a big gun fan. explain to me why bob costas is wrong? >> it boils down to the ability to protect yourself, piers. when you look at what is what happening in syria with the threat of chemical weapons. the only reason they're not going to use it is because s
reports of chemical weapons in syria. let's get started with what promises to be a lively discussion. abbe huntsman, and a host of huff posts live. and welcome to you all. let's start with guns and the fallout of the murder and suicide of jovan bellcher and his girlfriend. bob costas of nbc spoke out about this. let's watch what he said tonight. >> i believe that there should be more comprehensive and effective controls on the sale of guns. roughly 40% of the guns purchased in this...
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there's iran and north korea and syria and a little under a minute left. what do we know about how john kerry as a secretary of state might approach those? >> he'll be aggressive and he'll be traveling all over the world, i think she has the stature to develop strong relationships and if there is any difference between he and susan rice, susan was a tremendous advocate for human rights, and taking nothing away from john kerry, i think you will see maybe a little more pragmatic approach, and, maybe a little more white house centralization. because he will be out there all over the world. >> rick: susan estrich, good to talk to you, happy holidays. >> merry christmas. >> rick: merry christmas. >> merry christmas. >> rick: she has syndicate columns, all over the country on wednesday and fridays. see you soon. >> jamie: a movie caught or eye as within the entire family can see. pa rent guidance is already getting rave reviews ahead of the opening on christmas day. >> dave: marisa tomei, it is called the good feeling hit of the holidays. billy crystal an bette
there's iran and north korea and syria and a little under a minute left. what do we know about how john kerry as a secretary of state might approach those? >> he'll be aggressive and he'll be traveling all over the world, i think she has the stature to develop strong relationships and if there is any difference between he and susan rice, susan was a tremendous advocate for human rights, and taking nothing away from john kerry, i think you will see maybe a little more pragmatic approach,...
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grain and syria where the rise violations are committed and behind on daily basis however we hear no condemn nation from the united states and we would like to see a larger scale of. diplomatic pressure and international pressure on the bahraini regime so it will basically start a serious dialogue release all political prisoners and hold the criminals are responsible who killed and tortured the citizens of. now the british government is determined to go green it's aiming for fifteen percent of the country's energy needs to be generated by renewable sources by twenty twenty but those eco friendly ambitions could come at a harsh cost for its citizens as artie's laura smith has been finding out the wind turbines turn in the breeze they might not generate much power but they're certainly putting people in a spin it's a route that dividing david cameron's coalition government to get his energy minister says he's against wind farms and enough is enough while his energy secretary says he's going home for them to speak for the government the energy secretary or the energy minister or the pri
grain and syria where the rise violations are committed and behind on daily basis however we hear no condemn nation from the united states and we would like to see a larger scale of. diplomatic pressure and international pressure on the bahraini regime so it will basically start a serious dialogue release all political prisoners and hold the criminals are responsible who killed and tortured the citizens of. now the british government is determined to go green it's aiming for fifteen percent of...
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>> well, the focus is now on syria. events on the ground are changing. if these published reports are to be believed and there's some efforts to move chemical weapons i believe as hillary clinton has hinted, that will bring the entire international community into this game. that includes russia, which has been on the sidelines actually arming the syrian government until now, but hopefully russia, no one wants to see syria use, again it was reported in 1982 that hall fa al assad used chemical weapons on his people. our government again is reported to be moving to recognize this more unified opposition. the fact that it exists is partially a credit to secretary of state clinton, but also to egypt and other neighbors who have pushed for this to happen. its headquarters is currently in cairo, by the way. and so if this happens and if the international community focuses i think there is finally a chance of a -- not just a way for the end of this -- the assad regime to be achieved, but for a responsible government to move into its place. >> and now let me ask
>> well, the focus is now on syria. events on the ground are changing. if these published reports are to be believed and there's some efforts to move chemical weapons i believe as hillary clinton has hinted, that will bring the entire international community into this game. that includes russia, which has been on the sidelines actually arming the syrian government until now, but hopefully russia, no one wants to see syria use, again it was reported in 1982 that hall fa al assad used...
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there's certainly risks where we are with respect to syria. i would not close the door completely to some kind of an agreement whereby president assad could move to another country and the reason i say that is, that the dangers of an imploding syria, of the complete implosion of the state, are really serious and contrary to the national security interests of the united states. it's in our security interests to be able to get a transition that is controlled and that is negotiated and that is orderly. the alternative to that is you could have 200,000, 500,000 people killed and so i do not want to lock myself into nor do i think our nation should lock ourselves into, a complete refusal to create the dynamic where we can avoid that kind of death and destruction and where we will not serve our greater national security interests. and therefore, i want to see us push rapidly towards the negotiation. i think it can happen. i also believe that assad's regime is in its final months. i don't know if it will be three or six. i can't it tell you the numbe
there's certainly risks where we are with respect to syria. i would not close the door completely to some kind of an agreement whereby president assad could move to another country and the reason i say that is, that the dangers of an imploding syria, of the complete implosion of the state, are really serious and contrary to the national security interests of the united states. it's in our security interests to be able to get a transition that is controlled and that is negotiated and that is...
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children are killed on a daily basis in syria. they're not safe in schools and big challenge for cities such as aleppo, and i am in touch with people in that city very regularly is for those children who can't go to school because their districts and neighborhood are regularly bombed and shelled and they're homeless in parts of the city where there is less violence is trying to figure out a way to keep their lives as normal as possible. they are pouring into schools that are not in their neighborhood. so class sizes are increasing and many of them don't have their toys, their rooms and so you have schools and hospitals and other organizations trying to keep them busy every day with coloring books, with activities, with group activities for these children. this is a lost generation, suzanne, essentially. for the last year, year and a half, these are 9, 10, 11-year-old children we're seeing on our air right now without regular schooling and with a huge pause in their educational -- in their education -- in their education and their
children are killed on a daily basis in syria. they're not safe in schools and big challenge for cities such as aleppo, and i am in touch with people in that city very regularly is for those children who can't go to school because their districts and neighborhood are regularly bombed and shelled and they're homeless in parts of the city where there is less violence is trying to figure out a way to keep their lives as normal as possible. they are pouring into schools that are not in their...
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. >> all right, syria. how did the united states, how did the government, how did the administration handled syria? appropriately? and appropriately? enough? not enough? >> the good thing about the afghanistan and iraq forces that they are keeping us out of syria. >> syria could become a disaster. this is a country with a huge stockpile of chemical weapons, which are pretty active. we have allowed the saudis and qataris to arm the rebels, and those are the people who have armed the islamists, so the islamists now have the upper hand among the rebels. the west -- the british and french and we and the turks -- did not do anything comparable with the non-islamic opposition. we are looking at a possible country that would divide into three or four like yugoslavia, or could become jihadist, and syria is a serious country. it is not libya or afghanistan, and it think we will regret having no influence on the outcome. >> monolithic opposition, and the fact is there are opponents of that regime that we would not wa
. >> all right, syria. how did the united states, how did the government, how did the administration handled syria? appropriately? and appropriately? enough? not enough? >> the good thing about the afghanistan and iraq forces that they are keeping us out of syria. >> syria could become a disaster. this is a country with a huge stockpile of chemical weapons, which are pretty active. we have allowed the saudis and qataris to arm the rebels, and those are the people who have...
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that will dictate a lot of their attitude and our involvement with syria after assad goes. that will be dictated what happens in syria whether they believe we have been of assistance to them or not pick in libya, but they believe we assisted them or showed that appreciation. meanwhile, we took a hike with a light footprint and let all these things develop. i think it depends if we ever have the moral courage, which we are clearly lacking, and assisting the syrian people throw off the yoke of this brutal dictator. we hear again there are now cluster bombs being used. scud missiles. i ask the question that i asked secretary panetta well over a year ago, when about 7000 had been killed -- how many have to die before we're willing to intervene? how many have to die before we will establish a safe zone, get humanitarian aid to them, and arms and weapons they need? the latest evidence is that meters humanitarian aid or other assistance is getting through to the syrian resistance with any significant amount. >> this is a good question. my concern is libya is exhibit a of an overal
that will dictate a lot of their attitude and our involvement with syria after assad goes. that will be dictated what happens in syria whether they believe we have been of assistance to them or not pick in libya, but they believe we assisted them or showed that appreciation. meanwhile, we took a hike with a light footprint and let all these things develop. i think it depends if we ever have the moral courage, which we are clearly lacking, and assisting the syrian people throw off the yoke of...
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is part of a nato effort to help shield turkey from chemical weapons or missile attacks coming from syria. >>> as always, let us know why you're awake. shoot us an e-mail at waytooearly@msnbc.com. >>> still ahead on "way too early" -- ♪ i made it out of clay ♪ when it's dry and ready ♪ then dreidel i shall >> that would be so much better if we didn't know that was jeremy lin and the houston rockets. the toughest competition, the classic hanukkah dreidel song. >>> also, highlights from the football game last night. that was miss what are the eagles doing? >>> and not happy with the way the politicians are handling the fiscal cliff? wait until you see how the ukraine parliament settles their disputes. all of that when "way too early" comes back. [ female announcer ] born from the naturally sweet monk fruit, something this delicious could only come from nature. now from the maker of splenda sweeteners, discover nectresse. the only 100% natural, no-calorie sweetener made from the goodness of fruit. the rich, sweet taste of sugar. nothing artificial. ♪ it's all that sweet ever needs to
is part of a nato effort to help shield turkey from chemical weapons or missile attacks coming from syria. >>> as always, let us know why you're awake. shoot us an e-mail at waytooearly@msnbc.com. >>> still ahead on "way too early" -- ♪ i made it out of clay ♪ when it's dry and ready ♪ then dreidel i shall >> that would be so much better if we didn't know that was jeremy lin and the houston rockets. the toughest competition, the classic hanukkah dreidel...
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turkey, of course, borders syria and thousands of rebels and refugees from syria have fled to turkey for safety. >>> president obama and house speaker john boehner meeting for nearly an hour yesterday evening in a fiscal cliff showdown. with 18 days remaining before we go over the edge, both sides are saying that "lines of communication remain open." most of us have been stressing over the thousands of extra dollars you may have to fork over to uncle sam next year. along with sequestration come sweeping spending cuts, too. here's cnn pentagon correspondent chris lawrence. >> reporter: to hear the pentagon tell it -- >> sequestration, therefore, if it were allowed to happen, would introduce senseless chaos. >> reporter: the fiscal cliff -- >> sequestration will have a chaotic infect on the force. is akin to armageddon. >> what i worry about is being blindsided by a huge cut because they don't have the strength or the courage or the guts to do what they have to do. >> happy holidays. >> reporter: the cliff would cut $500 billion in defense spending but spread out over the next ten year
turkey, of course, borders syria and thousands of rebels and refugees from syria have fled to turkey for safety. >>> president obama and house speaker john boehner meeting for nearly an hour yesterday evening in a fiscal cliff showdown. with 18 days remaining before we go over the edge, both sides are saying that "lines of communication remain open." most of us have been stressing over the thousands of extra dollars you may have to fork over to uncle sam next year. along with...
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he's got to deal with iran, he's got to deal with syria, he's got to deal with afghanistan. chris: do we have a chance with iran? everybody worries about this -- do we have a chance to stop them from nuclear weaponnizing? >> yes, the elements of the deal, what's called the ugly deal to save face for both sides adequately, is already clear and allows iran some enrichment but caps the enrichment at a level that would not present a threat to build a bomb. chris: thanks for the great roundtable. john harris, kelly o'donnell, michelle caruso-cabrera and david ignatius. that's the show. thanks for watching. hanukkah is here and santa claus is coming to town. jack kennedy, elusive hero, makes a great gift for history lover. we'll see you next week. [captioning made possible by nbc universal]
he's got to deal with iran, he's got to deal with syria, he's got to deal with afghanistan. chris: do we have a chance with iran? everybody worries about this -- do we have a chance to stop them from nuclear weaponnizing? >> yes, the elements of the deal, what's called the ugly deal to save face for both sides adequately, is already clear and allows iran some enrichment but caps the enrichment at a level that would not present a threat to build a bomb. chris: thanks for the great...
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what do you think should be done more in syria? >> syria is a complex issue. i was the author of the syrian accountability act, which passed both houses of congress and signed by president bush in 2004, slapping sanctions on syria for the first time ever. we knew in 1979 that syria was an aider and abetter of the assad regime. it put sanctions on syria for doing all these horrendous things, including supporting terrorism, for occupying lebanon, and other things. assad is a bad guy. his father was a bad guy. the assad dictatorship has ruled for 40 years. the have been ruthless in their power. they are iran's main ally in the region. i think it would be a blow to iran if the regime were to fall. we are very cautious. we do not want to get involved in any more wars. think it is enough. i do think there are a lot of things we could be and should be doing to help the opposition and syria. >> such as? >> we are finally recognizing the opposition. we're finally helping to arm the opposition. we do not want u.s. troops on the ground. but i do think it is very importan
what do you think should be done more in syria? >> syria is a complex issue. i was the author of the syrian accountability act, which passed both houses of congress and signed by president bush in 2004, slapping sanctions on syria for the first time ever. we knew in 1979 that syria was an aider and abetter of the assad regime. it put sanctions on syria for doing all these horrendous things, including supporting terrorism, for occupying lebanon, and other things. assad is a bad guy. his...
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to affect american relations with russia regarding afghanistan regarding missile defense regarding syria regarding iran these are very serious matters but obama has continued the policy toward moscow begun by president clinton a democrat and continued by president bush a republican that policy is advancing nato toward russia's borders building missile defense on russia's borders interfering in russia's interest politics most recently the street demonstrations this is the same policy with began twenty years ago with the soviet union. iran's rolling out the big guns in the persian gulf tehran undertakes massive maybe drills in the strategic strait of hormuz to show the world what it's got if trouble comes as we report after the short break. government represents the. people who are going to take the trip. but. the way our economic system. the democrats. sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else you hear or see some other part of it and realize that everything you. are welcome to the big picture. and you are with hearty welcome
to affect american relations with russia regarding afghanistan regarding missile defense regarding syria regarding iran these are very serious matters but obama has continued the policy toward moscow begun by president clinton a democrat and continued by president bush a republican that policy is advancing nato toward russia's borders building missile defense on russia's borders interfering in russia's interest politics most recently the street demonstrations this is the same policy with began...
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except for syria. syria, they were fine with it, because russia was their best friend. and this best friendship has survived the cold war. russia and syria have had a sort of de facto exchange program over the last few decades. syrian military officers go to russia to study. and then they return to syria with their education and with russian wives. there are a lot of russian women who are married to syrian men who are living in syria. the two countries have had their share of disagreements over the years, but honestly, they have stuck together. at times when syria has not had a friend in the whole world they have had russia. and vice versa. this is a scud missile. scud missiles are of russian design. they're basically entry-level ballistic missiles, in the words of a bbc story about them today. ballistic missiles 101, if you will. scuds are not that accurate, but they are easy to move around. they're not that big. they're not that complicated. you can put all sorts of different warheads on them. eke. and as ballistic missiles go, skud scud missiles are fairly ubiquitous
except for syria. syria, they were fine with it, because russia was their best friend. and this best friendship has survived the cold war. russia and syria have had a sort of de facto exchange program over the last few decades. syrian military officers go to russia to study. and then they return to syria with their education and with russian wives. there are a lot of russian women who are married to syrian men who are living in syria. the two countries have had their share of disagreements over...
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to affect american relations with russia regarding afghanistan regarding missile defense regarding syria regarding iran these are very serious matters obama has continued the policy toward moscow begun by president clinton a democrat and continued by president bush a republican that policy is advancing nato toward russia's borders building missile defense on russia's borders interfering in russia's internal politics most recently the street demonstrations this is the same policy that began twenty years ago with the soviet union. iran's a rolling out the big guns in the persian gulf. tehran undertakes massive navy drills in the strategic strait of hormuz to show the world what it's got if trouble comes a call and as we report after the short break. a ritual and tickets in imperial russia. the tradition of staging bowls is being revived in our time. but these parties will. sub. i demand satisfaction. and recapping the week's top stories for a final time in two thousand and twelve this is r t live from moscow glad to have you with us egypt's president morsi has made in attempts to ease poli
to affect american relations with russia regarding afghanistan regarding missile defense regarding syria regarding iran these are very serious matters obama has continued the policy toward moscow begun by president clinton a democrat and continued by president bush a republican that policy is advancing nato toward russia's borders building missile defense on russia's borders interfering in russia's internal politics most recently the street demonstrations this is the same policy that began...
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how good is the intelligence on what syria really has? >> it is pretty good, but it's not going to be foolproof and they are going to be some elements of intelligence that are guesswork, but still, they're going to be conjectured. the t not like a court of law where you can go in and say this is the evidence. irrefutable proof. but on the other hand, there are certain things that the intelligence community can do. for example, they can assess how stockpiles are accumulating in the country. you mentioned that the russians had supplied some of these chemical agents and that is true. you can assess how each of these areas, you know what they've done, how they've done it and how often. also, you can have some intelligence that specifically outlines exactly how good the chemical weapons are. whether they will be used, what kind of training these people have and all this is weighed in. >> there are reports that the assad regime has loaded on to missiles, that they are ready to go. to your point, you need to get between assad and the person who'
how good is the intelligence on what syria really has? >> it is pretty good, but it's not going to be foolproof and they are going to be some elements of intelligence that are guesswork, but still, they're going to be conjectured. the t not like a court of law where you can go in and say this is the evidence. irrefutable proof. but on the other hand, there are certain things that the intelligence community can do. for example, they can assess how stockpiles are accumulating in the...
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jordan knows firsthand problem of syria civil war. hundredhundreds if not thousandf syrian ref few gees enter the kingdom every day. we see bodies and blood in the streets says this man. heading to safety. >> in many ways the syrian civil war is a proxy war in arab world. both sides have little interest in peace deal and they are happy to supply weapons and money for as long as syrians are willing to kill each other. doug? >> doug: thank you, leland vittert. in a bold move, putin says he will sign a bill banning americans from adopting russian children. thousands of russian childrens adopted to american homes more than from any other country. three-quarter of a million children in russia lack parental custody. serendipitous dui. we'll explain in grapevine. up next, the deadly storm make post holiday unbearable for many. we bring you a live update. [ "the odd couple" theme playing ] humans. even when we cross our "t"s and dot our "i"s, we still run into problems -- mainly other humans. at liberty mutual insurance, we understand. that's
jordan knows firsthand problem of syria civil war. hundredhundreds if not thousandf syrian ref few gees enter the kingdom every day. we see bodies and blood in the streets says this man. heading to safety. >> in many ways the syrian civil war is a proxy war in arab world. both sides have little interest in peace deal and they are happy to supply weapons and money for as long as syrians are willing to kill each other. doug? >> doug: thank you, leland vittert. in a bold move, putin...
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over in syria the government is apparently moving its chemical weapons. now, of course is a red line for nato and the u.s. and even russia is concerned about this, saying if you use chemical weapons, then the international community will have to respond. already 40,000 dead in syria. >> in iran, they have apparently captured another of our drones. >> they claim they brought down a scan eekle on the ground the zone. it's a small surveillance drone generally used to watch their own ships not an armed drone. if iran brought it down, the u.s. will see that as an aggressive action. last month they tried to shoot one down in the same place. ayear ago iran claimed to have brought down a more technical drone. >> cenk: that is three different instances of at least firing or capturing one of our drones. the last time the americans said no absolutely not, one of our drones just happened to get lost. later, they said yeah, ok, that was our drone. by the way we want it back from iran. we're just flying an illegal drone over your air space would you give i did back to
over in syria the government is apparently moving its chemical weapons. now, of course is a red line for nato and the u.s. and even russia is concerned about this, saying if you use chemical weapons, then the international community will have to respond. already 40,000 dead in syria. >> in iran, they have apparently captured another of our drones. >> they claim they brought down a scan eekle on the ground the zone. it's a small surveillance drone generally used to watch their own...
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. >> syria -- how did the united states, the government, the administration handles syria? appropriately, and appropriately, enough, not enough? >> the good thing about afghanistan and iraq wars is that key wheat -- they are keeping us out of syria. we are war-wary. then a serious is a disaster. it is a country with a hug ockpe ofhemil weaps. we have allowed the saudis and the qatari to arm the rebels, and they are people who are on the islamists, so the islamists now have the upper hand among the rebels. the west did not do anything comparable with the non-islamic opposition. we are looking at possible country that would divide into three or four, like yugoslavia, or could become 80 hottest -- and syria is a serious country. it is not libya, not afghanistan, and i think we will regret hing d nonfluce on the outcome. >> the fact is that there are opponents of that regime that we would not be associated with either. that is the difficulty there. >> at what point do we say, "that is enough?" we have a military service that is at the breaking point. deployment after deployment
. >> syria -- how did the united states, the government, the administration handles syria? appropriately, and appropriately, enough, not enough? >> the good thing about afghanistan and iraq wars is that key wheat -- they are keeping us out of syria. we are war-wary. then a serious is a disaster. it is a country with a hug ockpe ofhemil weaps. we have allowed the saudis and the qatari to arm the rebels, and they are people who are on the islamists, so the islamists now have the upper...
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. >>> what to do about syria? the rebel with ties to al qaeda and the threat of chemical weapons. general barry mcafterry joining me next. >>> plus, the sudden and shock death of lat everybody music star jenni rivera still ahead. new trident layers juicy berry + tangy tangerine is a thrilling, dual-flavored ride to mouth fun-town. but it's not like everyone is going to break into a karaoke jam session. ♪ this will literally probably never happen. ♪ progressive direct and other car insurance companies? yes. but you're progressive, and they're them. yes. but they're here. yes. are you...? there? yes. no. are you them? i'm me. but those rates are for... them. so them are here. yes! you want to run through it again? no, i'm good. you got it? yes. rates for us and them -- now that's progressive. call or click today. >>> a rescue operation saved -- today the defense department identified the seal as 28-year-old nicolas check, a highly decorated combat veteran. he was killed while rescuing dr. joseph, an american doctor doing relief work who was kidnapped by the taliban last week. ge
. >>> what to do about syria? the rebel with ties to al qaeda and the threat of chemical weapons. general barry mcafterry joining me next. >>> plus, the sudden and shock death of lat everybody music star jenni rivera still ahead. new trident layers juicy berry + tangy tangerine is a thrilling, dual-flavored ride to mouth fun-town. but it's not like everyone is going to break into a karaoke jam session. ♪ this will literally probably never happen. ♪ progressive direct and...
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syria bomb rebels today. secretary clinton says that country is considering using chemical weapons. >> this is a red line for the united states. i'm not going to telegraph in any specifics what we would do in the event of credible evidence. >> joining me now is former state department egypt officer joel reuben. good to have you here. let's start with that red line where syria is right now. it's estimated more than 40,000 people have been killed in this 20-month-old revolve against the government. these new reports suggesting the fresh activity at syrian chemical weapons depots. earlier this year the president singled out that threat posed by chemical weapons as a cause for greater u.s. involvement. now secretary clinton giving this warning. where do you see this headed? >> this is a very overt declaration by the secretary. it's been estimated it would take about 75,000 troops to secure these chemical weapon sites if they are used. syria has never acknowledged having them but acknowledged that when responding
syria bomb rebels today. secretary clinton says that country is considering using chemical weapons. >> this is a red line for the united states. i'm not going to telegraph in any specifics what we would do in the event of credible evidence. >> joining me now is former state department egypt officer joel reuben. good to have you here. let's start with that red line where syria is right now. it's estimated more than 40,000 people have been killed in this 20-month-old revolve against...
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. >> no happy new year in syria. the situation is as great as ever. the bodies of 30 people found with signs of torture in a suburb of damascus. the international peace negotiator of syria urged to push for peace talks between the government and rebels. the country could become a failed state ruled by warlords. in iraq, a wave of attacks killed nearly 23 people and injured more than 80 as a car bomb in a central baghdad neighborhood killed five and wounded 25. seven people were killed and houses. explosions took place in two other cities. but egyptian president has played down the slide in the value of the egyptian pound to a record low. those comments come as central banks launched a new system of the foreign-exchange options to local banks to try to control the value of the egyptian pound. the u.s. secretary of state, hillary clinton, is being treated for a blood clot in a vain between her brain and skull. doctors caring for say she should make a full recovery. earlier this month, the veteran politician suffered a concussion after fainting and falli
. >> no happy new year in syria. the situation is as great as ever. the bodies of 30 people found with signs of torture in a suburb of damascus. the international peace negotiator of syria urged to push for peace talks between the government and rebels. the country could become a failed state ruled by warlords. in iraq, a wave of attacks killed nearly 23 people and injured more than 80 as a car bomb in a central baghdad neighborhood killed five and wounded 25. seven people were killed and...
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his big concern is syria. he is worried the fall of assad will embolden sunnis and kurds in syrian and iraq and that the correlation of forces will turn against him. that is his big preoccupation. floridat's go to, from on the independent line. caller: i am from sanibel island. president bush initially promised the iraqi oil would eventually pay back the united states for the war of liberation for iraq. that has never happened. no one speaks of it in the media. no one speaks of it in the government. it is my understanding no american company has any role in the rehabilitation of the iraqi oil fields or sharing of profits. do you have any comment about what? guest: i do not recall any understanding iraq would compensate the united states for the cost of the war. in the current climate, that will not happen. i am not an expert on the oil area. there are multinational companies in iraq. exxon mobil just made a deal with kurdistan to explore a number of oil fields. i think the reason these companies do not go in i
his big concern is syria. he is worried the fall of assad will embolden sunnis and kurds in syrian and iraq and that the correlation of forces will turn against him. that is his big preoccupation. floridat's go to, from on the independent line. caller: i am from sanibel island. president bush initially promised the iraqi oil would eventually pay back the united states for the war of liberation for iraq. that has never happened. no one speaks of it in the media. no one speaks of it in the...
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. >> international peace negotiations in syria urging the international community to push the government and rebels into talks. without talks, they want the country could become a failed state ruled by warlords for the -- warlords. tortured and disfigured bodies have been discovered north of damascus. at least 10 people killed and 40 others wounded, seven people were killed from the same family. bombs also incur code. a short time ago as spoke to bbc but said the attacks come at a difficult time politically for iraq. >> clearly, the most at that stands out the most is the one you mentioned south of baghdad where apparently, and normal, ordinary home was blown up and seven people were killed inside. but the other attacks have been more or less standard, attacks on security forces and shiites -- shia religious processions. security forces were trying to dismantle a rocket that was to be launched in the direction of an air base. a bomb went off right next to them and one was or two were killed, and four were wounded. a few other attacks took place in the east and the south. >> this comes at
. >> international peace negotiations in syria urging the international community to push the government and rebels into talks. without talks, they want the country could become a failed state ruled by warlords for the -- warlords. tortured and disfigured bodies have been discovered north of damascus. at least 10 people killed and 40 others wounded, seven people were killed from the same family. bombs also incur code. a short time ago as spoke to bbc but said the attacks come at a...
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. >> this despair in syria has gone on for 20 months. >> are these red line warnings talk? >> cnn projects that barack obama will be re-elected president of the united states. >>> terror at an elementary school in connecticut. >> 20 children dead, six adults are also dead. >> so our hearts are broken today. for the parents and grandparents, sisters and brothers of these little children. may god bless the memory of the victims. >> thanks so much for starting your morning with us. we've got much more ahead on cnn's saturday morning which starts right now. >>> good morning, everyone. i'm randi kaye. it is 7:00 on the east coast, 4:00 a.m. out west, thanks for starting your day with us. victor blackwell is on assignment. >>> we start with the big countdown, ten days left for the white house and congress to reach an agreement on the fiscal cliff where millions of americans will be paying the price in their paychecks. but congress is now on holiday recess. and president obama is in hawaii. let's go straight to cnn's emily schmidt in washington. good morning. so before he left the
. >> this despair in syria has gone on for 20 months. >> are these red line warnings talk? >> cnn projects that barack obama will be re-elected president of the united states. >>> terror at an elementary school in connecticut. >> 20 children dead, six adults are also dead. >> so our hearts are broken today. for the parents and grandparents, sisters and brothers of these little children. may god bless the memory of the victims. >> thanks so much for...
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she is now out of syria. she is safe. she got out the past day or so but her reporting has been amazing. >>> up next, more on today's breaking news. the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. susan rice will not be the next secretary of state after all. senator majority leader george mitchell joins me. >> my mom wanted me to be able to play and i hated it because the teacher wouldn't let me play anything interesting. i got bored and quit and didn't touch it for 20 years. and then i heard this piece on the radio and i thought it was impossible for a human to play that. i couldn't imagine being able to move my hands that fast. and i got obsessed with it. it's the third movement of the moonlight sonata. [ male announcer ] this december, remember -- you can stay in and share something... or you can get out there and actually share something. ♪ the lexus december to remember sales event is on. this is the pursuit of perfection. there's a health company that can help you stay that way. what's healthier than that? but with advair, i'm br
she is now out of syria. she is safe. she got out the past day or so but her reporting has been amazing. >>> up next, more on today's breaking news. the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. susan rice will not be the next secretary of state after all. senator majority leader george mitchell joins me. >> my mom wanted me to be able to play and i hated it because the teacher wouldn't let me play anything interesting. i got bored and quit and didn't touch it for 20 years. and then i heard...